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Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... said conditions have changed considerably over the past three months, and that when markets mean revert, the story can change a lot. Here's how he's positioning the $100 billion industry fund. Since joining Cbus in October 2023, Gavin said the fund's ...

GQG rejigs allocations amid tariff pain

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... since the firm's founding in 2016" as per its Global Equity strategy. "However, our positioning is always fluid and will change over time, and it may do so meaningfully over short periods," the fund manager said. Net inflows amounted to US$1.8 billion ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Treasury admits that escalating trade hostilities and risks to the economy are "more significant than expected" as it releases its Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO). While the government's Budget figures have not changed since they were ...

Fitzpatricks names head of product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... successfully led cross-functional teams to deliver a wide range of digital, product, investment, regulatory, simplification and change programs." Fitzpatricks recently appointed Russell Investments as its consulting partner amid closing its Australian ...

CA ANZ launches AI fluency certificate for finance professionals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has launched an AI Fluency certificate to arm financial professionals with the skills to work with Generative AI. CA ANZ group executive education and marketing Simon Hann said the certificate ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
The spate of cyberattacks targeting major Australian superannuation funds has laid bare a "critical vulnerability" in the sector's defences, according to financial services cybersecurity consultancy firm Software@Scale. The attacks, which have so ...

Count acquires Adelaide advice firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... the acquisition will "significantly" enhance its service offerings and presence in South Australia and delivers a step-change in the advice business. Johnston Grocke was established in 1990 with Doug Johnston and director John Grocke, with a focus on ...

Aussies need help to navigate the great wealth transfer: Fidelity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... (27%) were also named as top concerns for inheritors. Further, more than half of Australians also said they are likely to change their investment strategy once receiving an inheritance, and two in three would be at least somewhat likely to seek financial ...

RBA flags 'policy changes' could derail super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... financial system could arise in the event of large shocks to the superannuation sector; for example, where an unexpected policy change allowing for early withdrawal of superannuation balances occurred alongside capital calls on private asset commitments ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Members increasingly demand superannuation funds to provide ethical investment options, particularly retirees who want to leave a more sustainable world for the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation ...